Company: Archer Daniels Midland Location: Decatur, IL Employment Type: Full Time Date Posted: 05/11/2026 Job Categories:
Legal, Manufacturing and Production, Writing/Authoring
Job Description
Maintenance Planner - Decatur, IL Maintenance Planner - Decatur, IL
Job Summary
Responsible for planning and coordinating manpower, parts, materials and equipment access to improve workforce productivity, safety and quality by anticipating and eliminating potential delays.
Acts as a liaison between Production and Maintenance departments for planning purposes.
Uses Maximo and other computer systems to maintain records and files essential to meaningful analysis and reporting of maintenance information
The Planner must know the job well enough that they can describe what is to be accomplished and can estimate how many man-hours will be required
Communicate plans with all levels of the organization
Essential Job Functions
Strong commitment to Safety in the performance of maintenance efforts.
Work independently and with other plant personnel to plan for preventative, predictive and routine maintenance tasks. Schedule for predictive and preventative maintenance repairs
Complete data entry and management of equipment and repairs
Communicate effectively through speech and writing along with other mediums such as email
Strong organizational skills and ability to plan priorities effectively.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with all levels of the organization
Maintain equipment information and repair files
Track key planned maintenance metrics and communicate these metrics to the plant
Manage assigned mechanical contract work and assist in the supervision and control
Request parts and materials needed for work order packages and not stocked in the storerooms
Ensure adherence to standard work processes, including developing and integrating standards
Provide support to the team on nights, weekends, or holidays including on-call duties
Review the work plan with the respective site managers/supervisors/leads, and maintain communications for planned maintenance
Create detailed job planning and communicate weekly maintenance work schedules which include: outage schedule, list of planned work orders, and resource requirements
Evaluates JSA requirements and requests support to develop when needed
Maintain clear, open communication with departments/requestor to determine total scope of work and the appropriate priority of work to be performed
Manage and understand the maintenance back log
Develop and manage AFEs for the facility
Ability to facilitate and run maintenance oriented meetings along with pre and post project review meetings
Develop a strong understanding of facility work rules
Develop a strong understanding of facility equipment
Act as a liaison between ADM and third party vendors
Ability to interpret maintenance manuals
Ability to learn and use Maintenance programs such as Maximo, Coupa
May perform reasonably similar or related duties as assigned
Job Requirements
Experience in industrial maintenance preferred
Preferred Knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems
Preferred Knowledge of planning software
Preferred Typically a minimum 1 year of experience in maintenance/reliability planning & scheduling in a GMP/FDA-regulated area
Proficient in the use of computer software tools (Email, spreadsheets, word processing and data-base)
Communicate effectively through speech and writing along with other mediums such as email
Working Conditions
Dust
Chemicals / Irritants
The scope of the position may have exposure to and use of chemicals, solvents, and cleaners that may be hazardous and/or cause injury if specific instructions regarding their mixture, use, and disposal/storage are not properly followed.
Inside areas:
Spring / Summer: Temperatures in some areas of the facility will be up to or exceed 100 degrees
Fall / Winter: Temperatures in the facility may be at or below freezing.
Outside areas:
Spring / Summer: Outside temperature may be up to or exceed 100 degrees with potential for high humidity. May be exposed to inclement weather conditions including, but not limited to, rain and wind.
Fall / Winter: Outside temperatures reaches freezing or below. May be exposed to inclement weather including, freezing rain, sleet, snow and wind.
Some manufacturing processes within the facility are highly reliant on machinery and other processing equipment and, as a result, noise levels may reach or exceed 85 decibels and require use of hearing protection for most of the work shift
Physical Requirements
Must be able to lift up to 50lbs from waist to shoulder on an occasional basis
Push/pull requirement up to 50lbs
Requires a full range of physical motion to move throughout the facility, including climbing stairs in all buildings, and to work at heights
Must be able to walk 1-3 hours
Must be able to sit 5-8 hours
Must be able to squat/kneel on an occasional basis
Must be able to climb stairs/ladders on an occasional basis
Constant computer/keyboarding
Prolonged standing and frequent bending, stooping, walking, and reaching on a daily basis
Excited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.
ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.
REF:108827BR
Contact Information
Company Name:Archer Daniels Midland Website:https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI... Company Description:
At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With
industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a
commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and
tomorrow. We're a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world's premier agricultural
origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us
unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the
idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.
Please visit our employer showcase!